, 1887-11-03
WARRINGTON NOTES.
NORTHERN PAcIFc LIST REL gcTED.

hoRrHERN Pacific LIST EJacTED.
WAsHIsGToS, Oct. 29-Acting Sec
retary Muldrow to-day rendered de-
cision rejecting the lists OF selections
made by the Northern Pacific railroad
company of about 1000 acres of land
IN washington territory, on the grornd
ttat the lands in question were not in
cluded in the grant to that company
under the Joint resolution of congress
OF 1870. The acting secretary holds
tiiat The lands in question had been
included IN prior grant TO the Ore
gon Central railroad company, which
grant was forfeited by an act of Janu.
AIRY 81, 1888, and they now form part
Of the public domain.
THE CROW TROUBLE.
Secretary Lamar to-day received a
telegram from Indian Inspector ARM
strong on the Crow reservation in
Montana, asking permission to in
crease the Indian police and to furnish
them with arms and rations. The re-
quest has been referred to the Indian
commissioner for report.
NAVAL STATIONS FOR THIS COAST.
Commodore ID. b. Harmony, chief
Of bureau Of yards and docks, has pre-
pared an annual report upon the opera
tons Of that bureau during the past
year. He says the appropriations have
been expended with the greatest econ
omy, and us much done as possible
with this limited amount To- arrest de-
terioration Of government property,
the sum, however, being so small
IL had but little effect on
Mare Island (Cal) navy yard. The re-
port says "This navy yard is the
only naval station on the shores Of the
Pacific. 1t would be our only base for
ports on this coast, for the protection
OF our Pacific trade, and for the asser-
ton, IL it should become necessary, of
the dignity aud strength Of the nation
upon this the greatest of all ocean
areas. At present European naval
powers are rapidly acquiring the insu-
lar countries of this part of the world,
their movements advancing so far IA
to make ~ virtual partition of the west
ern Pacific, and extending SO far of
late as to practically annex groups of
islands where commerce. trade and
civilizing influences have been hereto
fore paramount. In considering these
movements the possibility does not
seem distant one that our extensive
territory may be hampered and sur
rounded by possessions of aggressive
naval powers. This, in addition to the
immense development upon land ana
sea in the Pacific that will follow the
opening of an inter-oceanic canal, will
force upon this country greater naval
activity, for which we should be pre-
pared Not only should the question
he considered of the establishment of
additional naval resources in the wat
ers of Puget sound, the great coal and
iron regions of the future upon this
coast, but measures should be taken to
place this, our only naval station now
existing upon the coast, in u fully
equipped condition. When the emer'
gencv arises and the strain and stress
of preparation Of actual war is upon
us, there will be no time fol- the estab-
lishment of necessary works which re-
quire considerable time for construc-
ton and continuous, though not ex-
travagant expenditure of money. The
necessity for naval stations On the
shores Of the Gull Of Mexico, is said
to be imperative, not only from possi-
biities likely soon to arise in these
waters, and to adjoining West India
countries and seas, but also because
the station is needed as a hose for nav
al defence OF our own coasts and the
protection of the outlets of our gulf
and Mississippi trade. Commodore
Harmony believes Pensacola, although
defective in some respects, combines
more advantages for u naval station
than further west, or any point on the
Mississippi river.